'Neighbour from hell' granny wins cut in jail sentence

An 81-year-old woman once described by a judge as "the original neighbour from hell" has won a cut in a jail sentence imposed for breaching an ASBO and harassment.

Dorothy Evans received a six-month jail sentence last month but has now had that reduced by two months.

Evans, of Abergavenny, South Wales, who was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on April 17 for one conviction of harassment and six breaches of the order by a judge who said she had made her neighbours' lives "a misery", was present at the Court of Appeal in London for the ruling.

Mr Justice Gross and Mr Justice Underhill reduced her sentence to one of four months' imprisonment.

Giving the ruling, Mr Justice Underhill emphasised: "Old age is not a licence to disregard the law or the requirements of decent behaviour towards others in the community."

It is understood that Mrs Evans has a maximum of another six weeks to serve, but could be released after four weeks if she is considered eligible for electronic tagging